Girls' name · since 1881
Bula
1,034 babies named Bula in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,034
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bula is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,034 have been recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Bula recorded 1,034 times among girls since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1950.
- #7,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,034 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bula ranks #7,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,034 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,034
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bula's 1,034 recorded births place it above 89.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Bula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bula splits its recorded history at 1916: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1950
- Peak year (1920)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Bula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (304 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Bula's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 100
1890s
100 births
- 1900s 116
1900s
116 births
- 1910s
1910s
249 births
- 1920s
1920s
304 births
- 1930s
1930s
163 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 304 births (29% of all-time use).
How Bula compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bula's total volume
Bula by state
Where Bula concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
25 of 1,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Bula's data
- Bula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bulas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bula draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.